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DOUBLE-GEARED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double-geared mean?
• DOUBLE-GEARED (adjective)
The adjective DOUBLE-GEARED has 2 senses:
1. equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage
2. (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley
Familiarity information: DOUBLE-GEARED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage
Context example:
the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane
Similar:
geared (equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley
Synonyms:
back-geared; double-geared
Context example:
a back-geared lathe
Similar:
geared (equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged)
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